Opinion

April 6, 2004

Don’t Trust Infomercials When Dealing With Cops

By Mark Signa

I got a speeding ticket and the cops were using radar. I read the book on how to fight radar and it seemed pretty easy, but when I got to court, the judge wouldn't let me ask all of the questions that the book said to as...

April 6, 2004

Art School Expels Overly Creative and Offensive Student

By Lauren Girard

When someone brings up the subject of suppression of free speech, I tend to think of right-wing hatemongers who want to use their Second Amendment rights to shoot the First Amendment in the back of the head.

April 6, 2004

Details Magazine Defames Asians, Gays

By Christine Bai

I was extremely sickened by this month's issue of Details magazine. In the April 2004 issue, author Whitney McNally writes a nasty article about Asian men with a title that reads "Gay or Asian?".

April 6, 2004

Insiders Notes on Iranian Politics and All of Its Dangers

By Sam Kamyans

It is of obvious consequence that the events on 9/11 rendered the world a different place. Many of the actions the United States has taken, whether unilaterally or with international support, can be directly linked to th...

April 5, 2004

Skid Plaza

By system

Did you see the destruction around Storke Plaza after this weekend? There was trash everywhere. It looked more like a place to get heroin than a place to relax and study.

April 5, 2004

Correction: I’m the Champ

By system

The weatherhuman has once again won the prestigious weatherhouse NCAA pool.

April 5, 2004

Blue Traffic Lights: One Major Breach in Security…

By Joey Tartakovsky

One bright morning in 1999, former counter-terrorism czar Richard A. Clarke walked into his office and knew something was wrong. His secretary of 10 years was looking at him in a way she never had before. A minute later,...

April 5, 2004

The Cruel Repercussions of Newsom’s Actions

By Nicholas Romero

There are two conclusions that must be drawn from the same-sex marriage license debacle in San Francisco: One, marriage and monogamy can be considered normative human appreciations that cross the line of sexual orientati...

April 5, 2004

Celebrate Losing Your On-Campus Job in Las Vegas

By Becky Quiles

Apparently, I have an attitude problem. Until recently I was unaware that I had an attitude. Most people who know me would say that I am laid-back, passive and nonconfrontational. Last week I had a schizophrenic moment, ...

April 5, 2004

Mary Jane Ain’t That Bad; Just Ask Our Friend Amsterdam

By Opinion Editor

Imagine stepping up to the counter at your local cafe and ordering off of a menu that includes White Widow, Hash Plant Haze and Master Kush. Government-regulated marijuana dispensaries aren't just in your dreams; they're...

April 1, 2004

The X Fracture

By system

Today's weatherbox goes out to Rastaman X, a good friend who showed us all what you get when you just say, "Fuck it," and go for your dreams.

April 1, 2004

Whitewashed Racism

By Patrick Callahan

I wish to make note of the blatant racism shown in Loren Williams' "The Survival of the Fittest for Dummies" article (Daily Nexus, March 30) published in Tuesday's issue. His expressed belief that the United States needs...

April 1, 2004

Attias is No Joke, Even in the April Fools’ Issue

By Kelly Leong

I am a 2003 UCSB alumna and I still read the Daily Nexus on occasion because it pulled me through four long years at UCSB. I was excited to read your April Fools' Day issue and enjoy the spoof articles and all the other ...

April 1, 2004

Ducks aren’t all foul, my wife’s fat

By Hollis Birkhead Isla Vista

I am writing in response to Teresa Kugelstein's recent opinion article, in which she called ducks "the most hateful of all waterfowl" and "web-footed feces machines."

April 1, 2004

Magnanaro’s Column Proves Status as Dick

By Lindsey Witkowski

Wow. I have a couple of words to say to Anthony Manganaro of San Nicholas Residence Hall: Get over it. I read the article "San Nic Dicks and Paranoid Chicks: More Rants From a Freshman" (Daily Nexus, March 31) and realiz...

March 31, 2004

Shake Time

By system

On Correction days I like to point out things in the community that I feel need correcting. Isla Vista is ridiculously dry right now, and I'm not talking about lack of rain.